La Chapelle-aux-Saints

La Chapelle-aux-Saints
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Also known as: Chapela aus Sents, Chapelle aux Saints, Chapelle-aux-Saints, Chapelle-aux-Sts, La Chapela aus Sents, La Chapela daus Sents, La Chapela de Vegena, La Chapelle-aux-Prés, Les Prés, Ла Шапел о Сен, Ла Шапель-о-Сен, Ла-Шапель-о-Сен

The La Chapelle-aux-Saints cave, bordering the Sourdoire valley, revealed many archeological artifacts belonging to the late Mousterian techno-complex, including the first ever recognized Neanderthal burial discovered on 3 August 1908 [1]. The Bouffia Bonneval is the site of the discovery in 1908 of the Man of La Chapelle-aux-Saints, a site listed as a historical monument by decree of March 11, 1981 [1].

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TypeCave
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryFrance
Coordinates44.9882° N, 1.7262° E

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